Properties
Barley has been grown by people for more than 10,000 years and it is one of the most adaptable crops that ever existed. Barley is used for food by humans and animals. Barley is the second most important grain crop used as forage after corn. Barley contains fibers, vitamins, (B vitamins) and minerals (manganese, molybdenum, selenium, copper, phosphorous and magnesium).